Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 174 Changes in Leshi.com
To be honest, there are quite a few celebrities that have come out of Landao.

Among the most popular stars at present, the one in the film industry is Huang Bo, and the one in TV dramas is naturally Huang Xiaoming.

There have been many rumors about Huang Xiaoming circulating on the Internet, the most classic of which is that "every time he shoots a good drama, he rewards himself with a role as a domineering president."

It has to be said that many people's impression of him is similar to that of a "domineering boss", which naturally includes Meng Bai.

However, after meeting him in person, I discovered that this guy’s daily “style” is indeed a bit too big, but not to the extent of a “domineering boss”.

Meng Bai originally thought that he was looking for him to discuss the cooperation with Taiyang Chuanhe, but after chatting for a few sentences, he found that he seemed to just want to get to know him.

"We are all from the same hometown, and it's rare that we can work together. If we have any problems in the future, let's help each other." Huang Xiaoming looked at Meng Bai and said, with a bit of the demeanor of a "leader".

Faced with this kind of "olive branch", Meng Bai was naturally happy to accept it: "Brother Xiao Ming is too polite. I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future."

After a brief chat, the topic turned back to the agency.

Yang Ming told the two that the equity division of Taiyang Chuanhe has been basically completed.

As the largest shareholder, he owns 40% of the company's shares. Next is Huang Xiaoming and Yang Tianbao's investment company "AB Capital", which together hold 25% of the shares.

Arclight Films, as the cornerstone strategic partner of Taiyang Chuanhe, accounts for 20%.

In fact, Meng Bai didn't care too much about the number of shares. The original cooperation with Taiyang Chuanhe was to have a place to sign a group of his own people.

Anyway, Arc Light doesn't have to pay for these shares, and can directly participate in the form of cooperation in film and television projects.

"My plan for Taiyang Chuanhe is divided into two parts. One is the normal agency for film and television artists, and the other is to try to become an 'Internet celebrity MCN' agency." Yang Ming said.

The established brokerage companies have been operating for many years and have occupied a lot of resources and channels in the traditional market. As the "newcomers" entering the market, they naturally need to explore more new areas.

For example, Lehua Entertainment, which focuses on the idol market, Yixin Entertainment, which takes the black and red marketing route, Hesong Media, which excels in business, and Huanyu Entertainment and Jiaxing, which have been very popular in the past two years, all have their own advantages.

Yang Ming, on the other hand, has shifted his focus away from the traditional film and television industry and plans to explore the nearby "Internet celebrity" self-media market.

"Internet celebrity brokerage" is similar to the online drama market, both of which are new trends that have emerged with the rise of Internet platforms in recent years.

Especially as the influence of Weibo gradually expands, the number of fans and influence of some top "Internet celebrities" are no less than those of first-tier stars.

"I have a classmate who has been working on an online self-media account. I plan to use her as a starting point to see if I can make it work," said Yang Ming.

"Brother, is he your classmate?" Meng Bai asked curiously, "Is he also from the Central Academy of Drama?"

Yang Ming nodded. "She is in the same class as me, but in the combined class of directing and acting. Oh, she is a girl, her name is Jiang Yilei, and her account name is 'Papi Sauce'."

The so-called "directing and acting mixed class" is a major that combines directing and acting.

The Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama is second to none in the industry. Secondly, the Drama and Literature Department where Meng Bai is located also has a high status because of the support of the National Theatre of China.

However, the remaining majors are not as outstanding compared with those of similar institutions.

Especially in the directing department, there are some, but not many directors are trained, and most of them focus on TV dramas.

After all, it is a "drama academy", and it is definitely not as good as the Beijing Film Academy next door in this aspect.

This "directing and acting mixed class" is somewhat similar to the "People's Art Class" mentioned earlier, both of which are training programs launched separately in a certain year.

Meng Bai recalled that he had no impression of this senior sister named "Jiang Yilei", and he had never heard of her account. "That's normal. She has been studying for a master's degree in the past few years, and she hasn't managed her account well." Yang Ming said, "When you return to Jingbei, I'll introduce you to each other."

In addition to the business model, Yang Ming also talked about the company's current artist planning.

The "No. 85 Sister" is naturally Yang Tianbao. Since she became an overnight sensation on "Running Man" last year, she has directly risen to the first-line and is known as the "Double Yangs" together with Yang Mi, the leader of the " Flowers".

As a shareholder of Taiyang Chuanhe, Yang Tianbao was quite serious and even brought Chen Chichi, who was on the same show, over.

In addition, Yang Ming is also familiar with Zhou Dongyu's agent. It just so happens that the agent's contract with the previous company has recently expired, and they have already had a preliminary intention to cooperate, and are currently discussing the specific contract.

These three people are basically the head of Taiyang Chuanhe. For a newly established agency, they are considered to have pillars.

Now that we have the top team, we need new people. It just so happens that the Arclight team has signed a bunch of new people, so we can merge them together.

They had almost finished talking about the main business, and following the newcomer's questions, the three of them gradually changed the topic.

"By the way, I heard that when Leshi Pictures was raising funds before, you, Meng Bai, also invested some money?" Huang Xiaoming asked.

"I did follow the trend and invested a little, but it was only about 18 million, just a small investment." Meng Bai said: "I remember that Brother Xiao Ming also invested more than 10 million, right?"

"It's 20 million now." Huang Xiaoming said with a smile: "This round of 'B+ round' financing has added some more."

To ordinary audiences, Huang Xiaoming is just an actor. But in fact, in the industry, he is also a well-known investor in the capital market.

A popular target like Leshi Pictures would naturally not be without him.

Speaking of Leshi Pictures, Meng Bai couldn't help but recall his previous suspicions.

But after thinking about it, he didn't ask any more questions.

After all, it was just our first meeting and we were not that familiar with each other. When it came to the question of investment, it was a bit too complicated.

The three chatted for a while and then said goodbye to each other.

Thinking about Le Shi’s matter, Meng Bai called Liu Jun again.

"We have a great working relationship. I was just about to call you."

Liu Jun said this jokingly, but a hint of fatigue could be heard in his tone.

"What's wrong, brother?" Meng Bai asked, "What do you want from me?"

"Nothing, I just have some news that I want to tell you."

Having worked together for so long, they are considered half family, so Liu Jun did not hide anything and said directly: "We just had a meeting a few days ago, and the board of directors decided to set up a new copyright operation center."

"Copyright Operation Center?"

"Well, you can think of it as another web drama production department," Liu Jun explained.

"Doesn't that conflict with your current position, Brother Liu?" Meng Bai asked puzzledly.

"Haha." Liu Jun sneered, "It's more than a conflict. It's basically starting a new business. It directly split our web drama center in half."

(End of this chapter)